The Sun. — London, England, 1864-05-18 00:00:00

FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, re,zardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select Prom, displayed in Shown omit occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. I.J.L,ERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and . are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated by4lo adm.-able engravings of every description of Furniture and beasteads, with prices attached. A copy sent g,latis and post-free on, application. This costly work also contains complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised A Sir -roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-roomed ditto ........ 259 16 6 A Twelve-roomed ditto 394 11 0 Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass of valnable informationto all requiring househ3ld furniture, rarpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford, Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington, Croydon. Cambridge, Staines, Dorking, Bt. Aiban's, Worcester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 other places in all parts of Great COBI3ETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford. bridge, London, S.E. L"PSOM RACES.-Mav 24, 25, 26, and 27.- ARRANGE %TENTS of the BR L =IITON RAILWAY Iron]. the London-bridge, Victoria, and Kensington Termini. On TUESDAY, 24th, and TEI 26th May, Cheap Trains Wit! run from London-bridge Terminus up to 1%15 .a.m., and Fast Trains from 11.30 a.m to 1.0 p.m. From Vic toria Cheap Trains up to 11.0 &m and Fast Trains from 11.20 a.m. to 1.0 p.m., ca ling at Clapham Junction. From Kensington, Cheap Trains at 8.30 a.m. and 10.40 a.m., calling at Chelsea, 8.34 a.m. and 10.41 &m., and Fast Trains at 11.37 a.m., 11.45 am. 12.25 p.m., and 12.55 p. m ., ca lli ng a t Chelsea 11.41 a.m., 11.49 a.m.. 12.29 p.m., and 12.59 p.m. On WEDNESDAY. May 25, the DERBY. and FRIDAY, May 27, the OAKS, Cheap Trains from London-bridge up o 9.15 am. ; Fast Trains from 9.30 a.m. to 2.0 p.m. From Vic toria, Cheap Trains up to 9.2 &m. ; Fast Trains from 9.30 a.m. to 2.0 p.m.. culling at Clapham Junction. From Kensington, a Cheap Train at 8.30 &m., calling at Chelsea 8.34 a.m.; Fast Trains at 9.32 a. m . , 10 . 7 a.m., 10 40 a.m., 11.37 a.m , 11.45 a.m., 12.25 p .m., 12.55 p.m., 1.35 p.m.. and 1.55 p.m., calling at Chelsea 9.36 a.m., 10.11 a.m., 10.41 a.m., 11.41 a.m., 11.49 a.m., 12.29 p.m., 12.58 p.m., 1.39 p.m., and 1.59 p.m. Fares from London-bridge, Victoria, Kensington, or Chel sea. Cheap Trains-Single tickets, 2s. 6d„ 2s , ls. 6J. Fast Trains-Single tickets, 48. each. Return tickets, 7e. 6d. From Clapham June i n. Cheap Trains-Single tickets, 2s, 3d., is. 9d., Is. 2d. Fast Trains-Single tickets, 3s. 6d. Return tickets, 7s. No particular class of carriage can be guaranteed by the Fast Trains. Passengers from Kensington and Chelsea change at Clap ham Junction into the special trains for Epsom. The Fast Trains return from Epsom immediately after the Races. Cheap Tickets will be issued at Epsom Station after half Past 7 p.m. each evening of the laces. The ordinary trains between London, Croydon, Epsom, and I,atherhead will be suspended during the hours above ad- Tertised. The Return Tickets may be obtained previously to the day of the Races as under:— At Tattersall's Subscription Rooms on Saturday, 21st May, and Monday, 23d May, from 12 noon to 6 p.m. On Tuesday, the 24th, and Thursday, the 26th May, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and en Wednesday, the 23th, and Friday, the 27 h May, from a.m. till noon. At Ihe Comr any's Office, 43, Recent-cirus ; Griffin's Green Ilan and Still, Oxford-street; nt the Go den Cross, Charing cross ; and at the Swsn-with-tw•)-Necks, Gresham-street, City, on Monday, 23d May, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. ; on Tues day, the 24th, and Thursday, the 26th May, from 0 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and on Wednesday, the 25th, and Friday. the 271 h May, from 8.30 a.m. till noon ; but at the London-bridge. Victoria, Clapham Junction, Kensington, and Chelsea Stations during the days of the Razes on y. F PSOM RACES.—Th e DIR ECT ROUTE.— tervals b Special and Ordinary Trains will run at frequent in• y the BRIGH N T RAILWAY, from London. bridge, Victoria, and Kensington. T HE CREDIT M 0 B ILIER (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,000, in 20,000 Shares of £5O each. Subszibed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman —The Right Hon. James Stuart Wort'ey. The Hon. T. C. Haliburton, I John Westmorland, E.g. I Edward Warner, Esq., hI.P. Alexander Dunbar, Esq. Char.es Ellis, Esq. Ado'phe Hakim, Esq. Jatres Levick, Esq. Charles E. Newbon, Eeq. Henry Pownall, Esq. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Meszrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred. and Co., London. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, London. This Company is prepared to negotiate Government and Municipal Loans, and to aid in carrying out Concessions. To make advances on approved securities. To effect the purchase and sale of Shares, Stocks, &o, and to transact financial business generally. Also to receive money on deposit, for periods and terms to be agreed upon. Communications to be made to the Manager. THOMAS SHORT, Secretary. Temporary Offices, 80, Lombard-street, London. E.C. HE CREDIT FONCIER (Limited), 80, Lombard-street, E.C. Capital, £1,000,090, in 20,0"0 Shares of £5O each. Subscribed Capital, £500,000, in 10,000 Shares. DIRECTORS. Chairman—The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley. Deputy Chairman —James Levict, Esq. The Hon. T. C. Haliburton, Alexander Dunbar, Esq. M.P. I John Westmorland, Esq. Adolphe Hakim, Esq. Charles Elli>, Esq. Edward Warner, Esq., :tr,P. Charles E. Newbon, Esq. henry Esq., J.P. MANAGER. Albert Grant, Esq. BANKERS. Messrs. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, and Co. Bank of London. This Company advances m one y on th e d e p os it o f Titl e Deeds of approved Freehold or Leasehold Property in Great Britain, with or without regular Mortgage. ''i a u rt a , r o a n nt; o s r T o i a tl e, e e s or or Lec n iy o it r ie , s l , lo a r Tl pe a r 7 o / d i s g . en a t l , so n , egotiates . - Receives Mon - elo'n Deposit for fixed periods only, at rates ' 0 be agreed upon. Communications to be addressed to the Manager. ALFRED LOWE, Secretary. Temporary Office, 80, Lombard-street, B.C. CLOTHES-WRINGERS and STARCHERS, ‘J 12s. 6d., with solid India rubber rol ers. Other sizes at 205., 305., and 40s. WASHING MACHINES, 50s. and 60s. ; liang.es, 305., 405., 50s. Carriage paid.---City Depot, 81, Lishopegate-street Within, London. Works, Bromley, E. 500 BUSINES i% S_ES.— TA Y Ll l‘ s r ir r. ANDW. HIND'S Containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &I, Gratis Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free. OF FICES —CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. I_IOUSES.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE five COTT AGES, close to a station. six miles ora town, producing £65 per annum. Ground rent, £2O. Price £5OO. Part may remain on mortga ,, e. Also the fol ig:—Wandsworth, eight freehold, ; ditto, six e asehold, £7l 0 ; Teddington, four, £5OO ; Notting-hill, three, 41 . 1)2 J, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. WHOLESALE SODA.WATER BUSINESS. Mr. ANDREWNE IND has for a first-class 'provincial BUSISS, the H proprietor retiring SALE . Profits £7OO I),,ey annum. Rent of house, shop, manufactory, stabling, ha,4B . Price, including the extensive plant, van-, hordes, 5,000 doge Price, of bottles. and every requisite for a trade, £1,700. Ac „ aut,tion for part. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, • _ s. CITY PREMISES.-Mr. ANDREW HIND has for DISPOSAL the LEASE of a large HOUSE, Ocar St. Paul's, containing thirteen rooms, suitable for offices ,r Wareh ouse . R en t £lOO. T erms 14 y ears . P r i ce £1 ,4 0 0. ' 440 a commanding shop and basement in Cannon-street, Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. .13 1 1EASANT REARING for 1864. CHAMBERLIN'S AROMATIC SPANISH MEAL, -A-RKER RICE, PELLET, D. S. MEAT GREAVES, pre pared with CAYCAR EXCELSIOR, is the most efficacious toed for rearing and feeding Game, preventing gapes, snarls, and death. BOOKS on Feeding and the proper Management of Game, from hatching to maturity, with over 200 testimonials from the nobility and gamekeepers, with prices, posted free on re ceipt of two stamps, by Mr. James Chamberlin, Spanish Wine itCHAMßerchant, opEßLlNposite'S thCANADIAe Exchange N , Norwich. • POULTRY MEAL for all the year round, lfis. per cwt., including bag. The use of this food keeps the chickens in perfect h.ealth ; and the in crease of eggs, of the richest colour and flavour, is marvellous. Dog Greaves, 10s. per cwt. Pl ease state price when ordering. N.B.—Adviees reoeived daily of the efficacy of the Spanish Meal and C a y cars. O ne gentleman writes, " All my young pheasants last season were sickly, and several died ; those that were strong enough to eat your Spanish Meal recovered in two days, and became fine and beautiful birds." ORNAMENTS for the Drawing-room, Library, and Dining-room, consisting of a new and eieeant assort ment of VASES, Figures, Groups, Candlesticks, Obelisks, Ink stands, beautiful inlaid Tables, Paper weights, &c., inSp Italian, Alabas'er, Parian, Marble, Bronze, Derbyshire ,dm Imported and manufactured by JAMES TENNANT, ar Mine ralogist to her Majesty, 149, Stand, W.C., London. Mr. Tennant arranges elementary collections of SHELLS, MINERALS, ROCKS, and FOSSILS, which will greatly f acilitate the interesting study of MINERALOGY, CON= CIIOLOGY, and GEOLOGY, at 2, 5,10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION in GEOLOGY and MINE RALOGY is given by Mr. TENNANT, at 149, Strand, W.C. jRI Z E ME D A L.-INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &C., &CI., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1710.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862. testifies to the excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' I llanulacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Francis Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation Which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn , .I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." est quality, with Tatted Wicks, patented.. is. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. •• Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality •• •• •• •• . . Is sd. per lb. • •• eca nd quality ••• • • •• ls. 3d. per lb. T hird quality ls. ld. per lb. c arriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO, 8 , South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establlslimmt in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar TEETH.—Mr. ESKELL'S INVENTION in the construction of ARTIFICIAL TEETH has the f ollowing* advantages :—A set or teeth, of excellent work blanship and mechanism, can be made and fitted with the b loat perfect accuracy and success, in a few hours, without Pain or extraction of stumps, and to answer all the purposes °t mastication and articulation. They are fitted without Wires or fastenings, and. adapt themselves so perfectly to the "Ms, that they are quite immoveable, except at the option 9t the wearer. Invalids or residents in the country can ad- Just these teeth to many changes of the mouth without the 414 et a dentist. They are not so liable to injury, are always li aeful, and will last a lifetime. Comfort guaranteed. Trea ;„" explaining Mr. Eskell's Patent, &c., free for 7 stamps. tion of specimens and consultations tree.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, NV, 39, Bennett's-hill, Blr , , N°. 22,432. IVNAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It is Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded ",Kinahan's LL Whisky." ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail way Terminus, King's-cross. FUNDS arc urgently REQUIRED. Treasurer and Banker—EDWARD 31IASTERMAN, Esq., Nicholas-lane. NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND. The INAUGURAL FESTIVAL of this Institution will be held at FREEMASON'S HALL, Great Queen-street, at Six o'clock, on SATURDAY, May 21st, 18 4. The Right Hon. Lord HOUGHTON, D.C.L., President, in the Chair. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, K.G. F.R.S. His Gra^e the Archbishop of Dublin. The Most Hon. the Marquis of Clanric irde, K.G.K.P. The Most Hon. the Marquis of Townshend. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot. The Right Hon. Earl Russell. K.G. The Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftesbury, K.G. The Right Hon. the Earl of Fowls. The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.B. The Right Hon. the Earl of Yarborough. The Lord Bishop of Oxford, F.R.S., The Right Hon. Lord Ebury, The Right Hon. Lord Redtsaale. The Right Hon. Lord Teignmouth, F.R.S., M.R.A.S. The Right Hon. Lord Wensleydale. Viscount Ranelagh. The Right Hon. Sir Edward E. Bulwer Lytton, Bart., M.P. The Right Hon. William Cowper, M.P. The Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P. The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, M.P. The Right Hon Lord J. Manners, M.A., M.P. The Attorney-General. The Queen's Advocate-General. Viscount Enfield, M.P. Viscount Ingestre, M.P. Rear-Admiral Sir A. W. Clifford, Bart., M.P. Sir Archibald Alison, Bart, D.C.L., F.R.S.E. Sir C. Wentworth Dilke, Bart. bir William Heathcote, Bart.,:M.P. Sir William G. Armstrong, C. 8., F.R.S. Sir J. Curnard Burke, Ulster King of Arms. Sir Hugh M. Cairns, Q C. Sir Charles L. Eastlake, K. 8., P.R.A. Sir John Gray. Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P. Sir Cusack P. Roney, B.A. Sir J. Emmerson Tennant, LL.D., K.C.S. Michael T. Bass, Esq., M.P. Robert Bell, Esq. William Bovill, Esq., M.P., Q.C., M.R.S.L. Shirley Brooks, Esq. B. Bond Cabbe il, Esq., F.R.S., F.S.A., F.R.G.S. Robert Chambers, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S.E. John D. Coleridge, Esq., Q C. Ven. Archdeacon Denison. Charles Dickens, Esq. Colonel Edwards, M.P. W. Ewart, Esq , M.P. W. E. Foreter, Esq., M.P. R. N. Fowler, Esq., F.R.G.S. John Anthony Froude, ELq. '1 he Rev. G. R. Gleig, Chaplain-General of HAL Forces George God win, Esq., F.R.S. G. Goschen, Esq., M.P. The Hon. Justice Haliburton, M.P. A. J. B. Beresford Hope; Esq., F.S.A., F.G.S. Thomas Hughes, Esq. Col. Brownlow Knox, M.P. Mark Lemon, Esq. John F. Maguire, Esq., M.P. Theodore 3,lartin, Esq. Col. Augustus Meyrick. Rev. G. W. Mortimer, D.D. Charles N. Newdegate, Esq., M.P. Col. Sydney North, M.P., D.C.L. John Joseph Powell, Esq., Q.C., M.P. Charles Reade, Esq . Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq., F.H.S., F.R.G.S. Captain Stacpoole, M.P. Tom Taylor, Esq. William J. Thorns, Esq., F.S.A. William Tite. Esq., M.P., F.R.S. Anthony Trollope, Esq, Martin r. Tupper, Esq., D.C.L., F.R S. T. M. Weguelin. Esq., M.P. • Thomas Wright, Esq., A.M., F.S.A. TRUSTEES. Charles L. Gruneisen, Esq., F.R.G.S. James Johnstone, Esq. Wm. Howard Russell, Esq , LL.D. E. G. Salisbury, Esq., late ALP. for Chester. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. _ (The business of the Society is conducted by h Committee of Twelve, annually elected by the Members and Sub scribers,) TREASURER. David C. Macrae, E-q. HONORARY SOLICITOUS. Messrs. Norris and Sons. STEWARDS FOR THE INAUGURAL DINNER. Geo. W. Hunt, Esq., Blanchard Jo rold, Esq. Sir Willoughby J, nes. David Keane, Esq., Q.C. John King, Esq. Hon.ArthurF.Kinnaird, M.P. Alex. Kintres, Esq. Valentine Knight, Esq. Frederic Ledger, Esq. E. F. Leeks, Esq. Lord Henry G. Lennox, M.P. J. Harvey Lewis, k sq., M.P. John Locke, Esq , M.P, James Lowe, N.sq. E. Macdermott, Esq. Charles Manby, Esq., F.R.S. Y. Wykeham Martin, Esq., M.P. Horace Mayhew, Esq. Richard Middleton, Esq. James Mould, Esq Most Hon. the Marquis of Normanby Anthony Norris, Esq. Frederick North, Esq., M P. Hon. W. H. B. Portman, M.P. P. P. Ralli. Esq. Sir John W. Hamden, Bart., M.P. Capt. Charles Ratcliff, RSA., F.L.S. Sir Cusack P. Roney. John Pender, Esq., M.P. W. H. Sams, Esq. Wi liam Saunders, Esq. Charles H. Scott, Esq. Charles Seeley, Esq., M.P. Henry D. Seymour,Esq., M.P. Martin R. Sharp, Esq. Charles Shaw, Esq. H. B. Sheridan, Eaq., M.P. Wm. Smalley, Esq. Montague Smith, Esq., Q.C., M.P. Captain W. Stacpoole, M.P. James Stansfeld, Esq., M.P. Right Hon. Lord Stanley Col. W. H. Sykes, M.P. Anthony Troilope, Esq. John Trotman, sq. Geo. Tuktord, Esq. Col. C. J. Kemys-Tynte,M.P. Geo. H. Whalley, Esq., M.P. Forbes Winslow, Esq., M.D. Right Hon. Sir Chas. Wood, Bart., M P. Alderman Waterlow. Alderman S. Wilson. Charles Wyman, Esq. Right Hon. the Earl of Yar borough. Alderman Abbiss. Wolverley Attwood, Esq. W. S. Austin, Esq. Acton S. Ayrton, Esq., M.P. Charles Baldwin, Esq. Edward Barrow, Esq. Joseph Pee, Esq. Adam Black, Esq., M P. W. a Bridgman, Esq., D.C.L Decimus Burton, Esq., F.R.S., , . F.S.A. J. Butterworth, Esq., F.S.A. Charles Buxton, Esq., M.P. W. Cargill, Esq., M.P. Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. H. C. E. Childers, sq., M.P. T. D. Chipchase, E q. J. G. Churchward, Esq. Hyde Clark, Esq , D.C.L. Sir R. J. Clifton. Bart., M.P. A. B. Cochrane, Esq., M.P. C. W. Cole, Esq. W. H. Collingridge, Esq. C. J. Collins, Esq. C. A. Cooper, Esq. Samuel Coppock, Esq. William Cox, Esq., M.P. T. F. Croker, Esq., F.S.A. Newton Crosland, Esq. E. S. Dallas, Esq. Hon. G. Denman, M.P., Q.C. J. Dickinson, Esq., jun. G. D. 'W. Digby, J. H. Doyle, Esq. Right Hon. Lord Ebury. William Edsall. Esq. Pierce Egan, Esq. J. W. Ellisdon, Esq. D. Morier Evans, Esq. Wm. Ewart, Esq., M.P. Lord Fermoy, M.P. Wm. B. Ferrand, Esq., M.P. G. A. Fleming, Esq. H. Rumsey Forster, Esq. Mat. Forster, Esq., F.H.S., F.Z.S W. E. k l orster, Esq., M.P. J. A. Fronde, Esq. S. W. Fullom, Esq. Sir F. 11. Goldsmid, Bart., M.P. C. L. Gruneisen, Esq. S. C. Hall, Esq., F.S.A. Robert Hanbury, Esq., M.P. F. B. Hawkins, Esq., M.D. Thomas Heaply, Esq. Jonas B. Hewitt, Esq. Rev. W. H. Hoare, M.A. George Hodder, Esq. J. Holmes. Esq., F.G.S. C. Wren Hoskyns, Esq. The following distinguished Artistes have most kindly volunteered their valuable services:— SOPRANI —Madame Parepa, I4i adame Weiss, Miss Poole, Miss Romer, and Madlle. Enequist (the Swedish Vocalist). CONTRALTO—Madame Sainton-Dolby and Miss Barrow. TRNoRI—Mr. Sims Reeves (who will sing "The Death of Nelson"), Mr, Wiloye Cooper, Mr. T. Young, and Herr Reichardt. BASSI—Mr. Weiss and Mr. Lewis Thomas. SOLO INSTRUMENTALISTS—Madame Arabella Goddard (Pianoforte), and Herr Lauterback (Violinist), Chapel Master to the King of Saxony. CONDUCTOR—MT. Jules Benedict. Messrs. Broadwood and Sons have kindly given the use of one of their finest Concert Pianofortes for the occasion. It is proposed, in consequence of the great array of Vocal and Instrumental Talent, to divide the Musical Entertain ment into two parts, the first of which will be before the Toast of the Evening, and the second after the President's Address on behalf of the Institution. The object of the Newspaper Press Fund is to secure, by subscriptions from members, and by voluntary donations and bequests, benevolent provision for members incapacitated through bodily or mental infirmity, and for the widows and children of deceased members. The Committee refer with pride to the patronage which the Fund has already received from noblemen and gentlemen, conspicuous aline in Church and State, in Art, Science, and Literature. Office-6, Beaufort-buildings, Strand, W.C. Donations and subscriptions may be paid to the credit of the Newspaper Press Fund at the City Bank, Threadneedle street ; at the West-end Branch, Bond-street ; or to the Honorary Secretary, at the Office. where attendance is given every Wednesday and Saturday, from 12 to 4 o'clock, where tickets for the Dinner, One Guinea each, may be obtained, as also of the Stewards. Ladies' Tickets to the Gallery, ss. each. HENRY GEORGE WARREN, Hon. Sec. THE NIZAM of the DECCAN'S Magnificent CRYSTAL CANDELABRA for INDIA, being one of five recently manufactured (154 lights, 22 feet high, and 12 feet in diameter), is now on show, together with a great variety of rare and exquisite specimens of workman ship in glass, amongst which are designs in engravings taken from the famous Elgin marbles; also a variety of the most delicate table glass, with elaborately engraved ornamenta tions resembling the finest lace work. The altarpiece, in cryst-.1, has now been adde 1. J. DEFRIES and SONS, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian HaIL CHANDELIERS in BRONZE, ORMOLU, and SILVER, of the finest designs for Dining-room and Library. Moderator Lamps in Bronze, Ormolu, China, and Glass. J. DEFRIES and SONS, West-end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. DEFRIES aad SONS' CRYSTAL CHAN • DELIERS in Venetian, Grecian, and other registered De igns for Gas or Candles; Crystal Lamps, Chandeliers, and Wall Lights for India; Club, Mess, and General Fur nishing. Orders for +Hass, China, and Earthenware promptly executed.—Works, London and Birmingham; City Show Rooms and Manutactory, 147, Houndsdlt c h ; W est - end Show Rooms, Crystal Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. DR. ROBERTS' POOR MAN'S FRIEND is confidently recommended to the Public as an unfail ing remedy for wounds of every description, burns, scalds, chilblains, scorbutic eruptions, sore and interned eyes, &c. Sold in rots. ls. lid., 2s. 9d., 1 I 5., and 225. each. Also his PiLULA A.NTISCROPHULE, confirmed by sixty years' experience to be one of the best alterative medicines ever offered to the public. They form a mild and superior Family Aperient, that may be taken at all times w ithout confine muies., and 2 ntorc 2 ha s ng e e ac o h f . diet. Sold in boxes , ls . lid ., I s . 9 d. , 4 s. 6d., Sold wholesale by the proprietors, Beach and Barnicott, Bridport, by the London houses, and retail by all respectable medicine vendors in the United Kingdom and Colonies. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REMEDY.—Pre eared without any mercurial ingredient, from the recipe of Dr. nott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who suffer Irma bilious and liver roomplaints, indigestion, wind. spasms, gi ddiness, dizziness of the eyes, & o. For habitual costiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and g,ratefUl to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,is. lid ., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square green package, with " Willian2 Lambert," engraved on the stamp. - /Z, \ ' . / P -, ,• , ___ 5 __..., *:A ...7 '5 , „, - -...--4, ,• WA.' :' ''''''' ' \‘. ' r ke '-,.-- •. - '` :- -4.,. ..- , v . ' CF4z, .--' i ---- , 5 , , .. r ,,. - 4 „, t -,-. , ' ..lf ‘ : ~..A... ....r. i 0.: ... ,r , 04 , 11, - -. ' • tr. ', < ~...). 1 „ ..., e- <P, ...PAtilliffiliplAiNi -46 ' DIE - te'' /- \,.. '"-- -..., s ... ~...- ' ) ... , \ .-- , ' -_-*;,.. , L-lh . r .4.•"'"n —lllllq 16.0) - ,,,„.,. , zmi ~4 , , . IT. ‘_. 7 --,•-_- ' i - ' - i--- 10/'--1P • _=,... , . .., , ~. , 414/b THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1864. NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OP "AT. °LAVE'S." Now ready, at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., JAN I T A'S CRO S S. By the Author of "St. Olave's." "A very charming work."—Sun. " We venture to predict for ‘Janita's Cross' a large share of the ropularity obtained by 'St. Olaves.' It will be read for its literary merit, its terseness and vivacity, its clear presentations of scenes ar d persons, its fervent appeals to the nigher feelings of human nature."—Reader. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Naval and Military Intelligence, BATH MEETING,--TursDAy. THE NAVY. The Lansdown Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds and upwards; certain penalties and allowances. One mile. 10 subs. Count Batthyany's Suburban, by Stockwell—Jane, aged (not to bo sold), 9st 71b (Custance) 1 Duke of Beaufori's Black Rock, 3 yrs (L 400), 7st (F, Clark) 2 Prince de Soltykoff's Nebuchadnezzar, 4 yrs, Bst 81b J, Goar 3 Mr M. Dennett's Tadernus, 4 re Bst yrs (£400), 6st 11 1 b Bst 81b ..( ( F. Adams) 4 Mr J. Powney's Lady Williams, (Deacon) 5 Betting-3 to 1 on Sub ur b an, 7 to 1 aget La d y Willi ams. Suburban made play th roughout and won eas i ly b y h a lf a length; Lady Williams was b eaten ten lengths from Bl ac k Rock; the remainder pulled up before reaching the post, The County Members' Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs ; win- The Fox, screw steam storeship, Staff-Commander Pullen, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Mediterranean with Government stores. She left Malta on the 30th of April, and Gibraltar on the 91h inst. The Tamar was about to proceed from the latter place for Corfu, to embark troops. The Fox has brought to England Mr. R. H. Jones, sec retary to Admiral Stuart, and family; Assistant- Paymaster Chaffers, on exchange from the Resist ance ; Messrs. Roberts and Nicholl, clerks, for dis posal, from the Hibernia; Lieut. Watson, 25th Regiment; Lieut. Doonen, 3th Regiment; and the following invalids :—Sub.-Lieut, Kerr, Resistance; Mr. Pearch, master, Cossack ; Mr. Flowers, gunner, Chanticleer; and 42 seamen and Marines from va rious ships; also two marines prisoners. She passed' the Himalaya in the Bay of Biscay, on Thursday, the 12th inst., having on board troops for Malta and Gibraltar. The Fox is ordered to coal and proceed to Woolwich to discharge her stores. The Royal yacht Fairy, Staff• Commander Welch, is ordered to proceed to Rotterdam to embark the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and convey them to Flushing, where the yacht Victoria and Albert will receive the Royal party, and return to England with them on a visit to her Majesty. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. T. V. Williams to the Wolverine, for gunnery duties; Lieut. Sir Francis Blackwood to the Defence; Lieut. Lamens M. Malet to the Assurance; Sub-Lieut. Clement La Primaudaye to the Prince Consort; George N. A. Pollard and Alexander Cook, midshipmen, to the Wolverene ; and William G. Starling, second-class assist.-engineer, to the Enterprise. Now ready, at all the Libraries, in Bvo., 125., TVI L LIAM S HAKES By VICTOR HUGO. Authorised English Translatio , . "A notable and brilliant book about Shakespeare. M. Hugo sketches the life of Shakt speare, and makes of it a very effective picture. Imagination and pleasant fancy are mingled with the fac s ; there is high colouring, but there with a charm which has not hitherto been found in any por trait of Shakespeare painted by a foreign hand. "—Atheneum. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ners extra. One mile. 26 subs. Mr J. Powney's Raglan, 4 yrs, Est 10b ( D eacon ) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Vabalathu s , 3 yrs, E st 61 b (G. Sayers) 2 Mr E. Brayley'a Ibex (h, b), 4 yrs, ist 21b (inc. 71b ex .) (Cannon) 3 The following also ran:—Gardener, Fast Runner, Iron sides, Quicksand, Outpost, and Pelois. Betting-5 to 4on Raglan, 4to 1 agst Vabalathus, Bto 1 agst Quicksand, 100 to 8 (offered) agst Ibex, 20 to 1 (offered) agst Gardener. At the fourth attempt only an indifferent start was ob tained the favourite, who had always been foremost in the three failures, jumping away with a clear lead of Gardener, who was succeeded after another c l ear i n t erva l by Quick sand, at the head of the ruck, in th e rear o f w h om were Ibex, Pelios, and Outpost. They ran with very little varia tion in their relative positions until half way rotmd the turn, half a mile from the finish, where Vabalathus took his place alongside of Raglan on the whip hand, and the pair quitting the remainder, ran an exciting race for the last quarter of a mile, but Vabalathus failing to get up, was beaten by a short head ; Ibex was a bad third, and the next two, pulling up, were Gardener and Outpost; the rest widely scattered being whipped in by Ironsides. First Year of the Thirteenth Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; certain allowances. Straight half mile. 67 subs. Mr R. Sutton's Jezebel, Bst 41b .............. (Thomas) 1 Lord Coventry's Tennyson (h b), Bst 71b.... (J. Adams) 2 Mr F. Rowland's Desiree, Bst 31b ............ (Clement) 3 The following also ran :—Sally go Fastly, Chimney Sweep, Rosa filly, Bugler, Joss-stick, Yeataall, Shrapnel], Flying Horse. The Swift, Crosslanes filly, Contraband, Frid ay , and The Betting-6 to 4 agst Tennyson, 100 to 15 agst Shrapnell, 7 to 1 each Friday and Flying Horse, 12 to 1 agst The Swift, 100 to 7 agst Jezebel. After upwards of half an hour's delay at the post, a good start was effected, Tennyson, Jezebel, and D es i ree l y i ng i n front, Tennyson leading till opposite th e stan d , where Jezebel challenged, closed up in the last doze n s t r id es, an d won an interesting finish by a head; Desi ree a b a d th i rd; Contraband was fourth, Friday fifth, The Swift sixth, Shrapnell seventh, and the two last were Yeatsall and the Crosslanes filly. The lielston Stakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for 3-yr olds and upwards; selling and other allowances, Straight half-mile, 9 subs. Lord Westmoreland's Usher, 3 yrs (no), sst 101 b (car sst 111 b (Mordan) 1 Mr J. H. C. Wyneham's Bonnie Glen, 3 yra(£3o) 6st 71b 2 Mr Egerton's Gazelle, 5 yrs (L3O), 6st 111 b....(Loates) 3 The following also ran :—Birdlime, Verdiere, Fast Runner, Vision, and Inverness. Betting -5 to 4 agst Usher, sto 1 agst Inverness, Bto 1 each agst Verdiere, Bonnie Glen, and Birdlime. Inverness next the rails, with Gazelle at her side, made play, followed by Usher and Bonnie Glen in close company, to the distance, where Gazelle took up the running, but was headed opposite the stand by Usher and Bonnie Glen, the former winning easily by three-quarters of a length; Ga zelle a bad third ; Birdlime was fourth, Vision fifth, Ver diere sixth, and Inverness, who was pulled up when beaten, finished last. The winner was bought in for 210 guineas. The Seoond Year of the Twelfth Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 50 added, for three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b ; certain allowances. One mile and a half. 54 subs. Mr H. E. Handley's ()mole, Bst 71b (F. Adams) 1 Mr J. B. Starkey's Izaak Walton, Bst 71b.... (J. (3oater) Mr Night's The Count, Bst 10lb (Judd) -1 The following also ran :—Black Friar, Sir Roger, Brada. mantel, Grosvenor colt, Teddy, and The Abbot. Bettiug-7 to 2 agst Teddy, 5 to 1 (at first 2 to 1) agst Sir Roger, 5 to 1 aget the Grosvenor colt, 100 to 15 each agst Bradamante and The Count, 10 to 1 agst Oceola. Bradamante made play, followed closely by The Count; next to whom were the Grosvenor colt, Izaak Walton, Teddy, Oceola, and Sir Roger. After rounding the first turn, The Count took up the running, but in the straight was passed by Izaak Walton. At the distance the latter was joined by Oceola and The Count. A fine race home with the three ended in the victory of Oceola by a neck; The Count and Izaak Walton finishing a dead heat for a second place ; Teddy was a bad fourth ; Bradamante fifth ; Black Friar sixth; and The Abbot last. ----- The Bath Handicap of 10 sovs each, sft if declared with 100 added ; for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. One mile. 36 subs, 24 of whom declared. Colonel Martyn's Oberon, 3 yrs, Est 21b.. (J Grimshaw) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Liston, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (T. French) 2 Mr J. Smith's Comet, 4 yrs, 7at 71b (Clement) 3 Mr S. Thellusson's Ringswood, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (Fordham) 4 Marquis of Hasting s ' Trumps 4 yrs Bst 71b .... (Judd) 5 Mr H. J. Smith's Av on d ale, 4, yrs, get 21b Betting—Even on Oberon, 10 to 1 (at first 2 to 1) aget Liston, which first -named odds were offered " bar one." The start, which was preceded by one or two " breaks away," following, was a pretty goo d one, Liston making play for a couple of hundred ya r d s, after which Oberon took up the running, but Liston n thelatterListon; with T rum p s an d Avo n d a l e c l ose two appro ac hi ng tile Grand Stand quitted the rest, and after Li ston making a fight to the half distance he was beaten b y a length and a half; Trumps o pulling up Comet ran into third place, a dozen lengths from Liston. - 1 7 f4 1 -- - "W'Z'C'Gq* s r)V SPA E 14: L-2- ~~~~~"~ PRICE ..4d. • STAMPED:....Sd. THE CONFERENCE, The Conference met yesterday at one o'clock. All the members were cresent, Considerable dis cussion took place, and the meeting lasted until four o'clock, when it was adjourned until Saturday, the 28th inst.—a very long postponement consider ing the gravity of the situation both at home and abroad. As the term of the suspension of hostilities nears its end the public anxiety as to the turn matters are likely to take naturally increases. We understand, however, with regret, that the Confe rence hes up to the present moment made little or no progress towards a pacific result ; and that the views of the belligerent powers are as irreconcile able as ever. 'We have good reason to believe that Prussia and Austria have formally announced that the war has put an end to the treaty of 1852. The neutral powers, equally parties to that treaty, have now therefore to decide whether they will allow this bold violation of a solemn engagement to be carried out with impunity.—Herald. Restoration of the Apparently Drcisane.4'. The following instructions for the restoration of the sil l parently dead from drowning are now being issu.9d by tliB` National Lifeboat Institution. They are the result of ex tensive inquiries recently made by the institution amongst medical men, medical bodies, and coroners throughout the United Kingdom. Possessed of this valuable information the committee of the Lifeboat Society have felt justified in acting on it. After having been carefully considered, and the several opinions thus collected compared one with another, the committee have caused the following instruc tions. based on the plans of Dr. Marshall Hall and Dr. H. R. Silvester, to be printed, and the same are about to lea extensively circulated on the coast and elsewhere. Aided by four excellent illustrations the plan of the institution for the restoration of the apparently dead from drowning is made intelligible to every one, and this additional importhnt service rendered by the Lifeboat Institution cannot fair to elicit the approbation of the community at large:— I.—DIRECTIONS FOR RESTORING THE APPARENTLY ------/---'--' 4a-1 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. 85 t t 00 1 1 a a g g s s t t B G i e r n e General Peel t ( a t k a e k n en f (taken) 6 to 1 agat Cantbuscan (taken) 7to 1 agst Scottish (taken) 12 to 1 apt Coast Guard (taken) 15 to 1 agst Paris (taken) 25 to 1 agst Forager (offered) , 25 to 1 agst Ely (taken) 33 to 1 agst Prince Arthur. (takes) 33 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 1000 to 35 agst Copenhag en (taken) 7000 to 70 agst Idler (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Oceola (taken) MIDNIGHT BETTING. sogEn s ET6 II I ILE STAKES. 4to 1 agst Baldwin 6to 1 agst Pearl Diver 6to 1 agst Tenerife Bto 1 apt Sea King PERRY. 11 to 2 agst General Peel 6to 1 agst Cambuscan 15 to 2 apt Scottish Chief Bto 1 apt Birchbrooin 12 to 1 apt Coastg uard 14 to 1 agst Paris 18 to 1 apt Blair Athol 25 to 1 agat Baragah 33 to 1 apt Hollyfo% 33 to 1 agst Prince Arthur 35 to 1 apt Forager 66 to 4oo l o a n gst G V en al er ian al peel net Birchb room in their t 600 to places. ----• RADCLIFFE RACES.-TIIESDAY. yetead) 3 3 yrs, Est 51b ........ (Sale) 4 V The Radcliffe Plate (Handicap) of 60 soya, for all ages ; winners extra. Abo ut half a m ile. Mr T. T. Drake's Worthless, 6 st 1 3 pre, Est 131 b (Tomlinson) 1 1113 Mrr DRe.nit Mr Amberry's Nemo, 3 yrs, M i s cid M e l a i n ' Betting—Even on Worthless , 6 to 4 a g st - -e ll lO, 6 to 1 agst Mantilina, and 10 to 1 agst Frondeur. ... Won by a length, the same between second and thi r d ; s ta F li r n o i n , d 3 o y u r r s , , 6st 21b a bad fourth. The Grey de Wilton Two-Yr-Old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added. Six furlongs. -- --- Mr J. Osborne' s L a dy o f Coverdale, B st 7 1 b (Carr o ll) w,o. added to The Stewards' Cup of 50 Fovs, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sous each. About one mile and a quarter. _ Mr Amberry's Lady de Trafford, 3 yrs Gst (Inc 51b ex) (Carroll) 1 Mr Samuel's Fontenoy, 4 yrs, 7st 91b Mr Ainberry ' s Nemo, 3 yrs sst 101 b (car Est 31b) (Britten) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Fontenoy, 2to 1 aget Lady de Traf ford. Won by a length; a bad third. The Scurry H an dic a p o f 2 B ova each, with 25 added, half a mile. Jack's Alive, 7st 111 b .... .. .................. (Bo) le) 1 Mantalina, 6st Fidelity, 6st 121 b Betting -3 to 1 aget Jack'r Alive.: Won by a abort neck, THE°ARMY. The examination of candidates for admission to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, will not commence on Monday, the 4th proximo, as stated in the Times of yesterday, but on Monday, the 4th of July next. The Loss of the Matilda Steamer. The following is the official report relative to the loss of this vessel : "My Lords,—l have held an official investiga tion, assisted by Cartains Harris and Cow, into the circumstances attending the stranding, and subse quent total loss, of the steam vessel Matilda, which occurred on the night of the 4th of April last, on Lundy Island, and I have now the honour to for ward this as my report. The Matilda was a twin screw steamer, built at Renfrew in this present year, and registered at Glasgow, of the burthen 544 93-100 tons. She was built of iron, and pro palled by two engines of the combined horse power of 150. She was manned by a crew of 30 hands, all told, and was commanded by Mr W. G. Pinchon, who holds a certificate of competency as master, dated January . 13, 1853. The Matilda left Glasgow, in ballast, bound for Cardiff, to fill up with coals. After taking on board 500 tons, and about 10 tons of steel and other metals, she took her departure from Cardiff, bound. to Bermuda, on the evening of April 4, between five and six o'clock. At 7.10 p.m, she passed the Nash Light, and at 8.30 p.m. the Skerweather Lightship bore N.B. three or four miles distant. From this position the course steered was W. by N. 7 .1 N., and the vessel was running at full speed-10 or 11 knots. At 10 o'clock p.m. a fog came on, and her speed was reduced to one-half. A little before 11 o'clock p.m., tho fog having- bcoutuo thither, tho engines were put " dead slow," and the course was altered about half a point, or to W. by N., in the hopes of hearing the fog gun on Lundy Island. At 11.20 land was discovered overhead on the star board bow, the engines were immediately stopped and reversed, but instantly the vessel struck. At this time the pilot states that he thought he was six or seven miles N.E. of Lundy. It appears from the evidence that this vessel had been swung at Greenock for the adjustment of her compasses, of which she had three on deck. It also appears that after leaving the Clyde, the only reliable compass according to the masters' opinion, was that in the after binnacle, immediately before the wheel on the poop. The foremost compass placed on the deck house before the engines —an azimuth, and in tended for a standard—was rendered useless by the vibration of the ship when under weigh. The midship compass was placed so near the cookhouse and combings of the stoke-hole, which are both of iron, that the master considered it insufficient, though it, as well as the other compass, had been duly compensated by magnets when the ship was swung. There is great reason to think, however, judging from the courses steered and the fatal re sult that ensued, that this compass, though dis. regarded, was the most correct of the three. I must here notice, that they were all stated to have agreed with each other when the ship was lying in Cardiff dock. But throughout no reliance seems to have been placed on the maindeck compass. It was stated in evidence that it differed two points to the southward from the steering compass, by which the course was laid. It must also be noticed that the pilot was of opinion that the steering compass was correct from running the distance from Break sea Point to the Nash Light, an opinion which he communicated to the master. From a careful re. view of all the circumstances, I am led to the con clusion that the courses steered from the Sker weather were justifiable in ordinary weather, pro vided the compass had been correct ; but consider ing that there was a thick fog, and that the com pass varied as much as two points, it would have been prudent to have kept the ship more to the northward, rather than to have altered the course as the pilot did towards the island when the fog became so dense. I should also remark that this was the first iron steamer the pilot had taken down Channel. With reference to the conduct of the master, lam disposed to think—and in this my assessors concur—that, having no previous expe rience of the navigation of the Bristol Channel, he was justified in relying upon the local knowledge of his pilot. But, knowing that a great difference in his compasses existed, he ought to have called the attention of the pilot to the fact when the weather became so thick that lights or landmarks were no longer available. By not doing so he pre vented the pilot from exercising that caution which he otherwise would have done. So far the master's conduct is reprehensible and deserving of censure; but it is not of so grave a character as to induce me to suspend his certificate. It has, therefore, been returned to him. I am glad to report that the hasty charge made by the master against the crews of certain Bristol pilot boats of plundering the vessel after she was wrecked, has been satisfactorily ex plained and entirely disapproved. The original charge was founded in misapprehension of the ser vices they were desirous of rendering.—l have, &c , ROBERT OLIVER JONES, Stipendiary Magistrats. We concur in the above report, HY. HARRIS, JOHN Cow, Nautical Assessors." G. P. R. JAMES'S NOVELS.—A critic in Saturday's Spectator observes,—lt chanced to the writer once to do what probably no other living man over did except Mr James himself, to read, when sick and bookless abroad, the en.fire series ! He quitted them with a feeling of regret that they were not twice as many, that he should not be any more kept so pleasantly at once from sleep and thinking. They were full to nausea of all the faults which the trained critic hates, of characters repeated time after time, descrip tions loaded down with words, " morals" forced on the reader with impertinent obtrusiveness, But they were pleasant reading nevertheless. The excessive flow of words, a flow wholly unequalled except in Fenimore Cooper's later novels, is not verbosity but rather garrulity, the talk not of an empty-beaded man but of a man accustomed to take too much time, to tell his story in detail, to recount, as Eng lish peasants still do if they have any adventures to relate. SHIPS AND SHELLS. A writer in the Times says :—ln your leader on the recent naval engagement you assert " the Danes gained this victory by their shells," and there can be no doubt of the fact. " The moral to be drawn from this lesson is," as you correctly observe, "im portant." But how will that moral be improved by the Admiralty ? That is the question. Every unprejudiced man who is practically acquainted with modern artillery has the conviction that in future naval warfare shells will prove the most effective and formidable of all missiles. It has been conclusively demonstrated that by their agency we can burn a wooden ship with rapidity and cm. tainty. Every Armstrong shell which struck the old wooden frigate Huzzar off Shoeburyness at the range of 1,000 yards set her on fire, and she was . consumed to the water's edge. Even the closely packed wooden backtng of iron-plated targets has been ignited by shells; and these who have wit nessed these results have been astonished at the rapidity, as well as intensity, of the ignition. God help our sailors who may be doomed hereafter to fight in our boasted wooden walls ! They will in evitably be drowned, blown up, or roasted alive. But, apart from the effect of ignition, there is nothing which a sailor dreads so much, and with reason, as the explosion of a shell between decks, where cover is impossible, and the smoke resulting from a large bursting charge of gunpowder will suffocate and disorganise the sturdiest veterans . What, therefore, the sailor most fears is assuredly the best instrument to employ. We have guns which can project shells into our strongest ironclads afloat or in process of construc tion. The 600. pounder 23 ton 13in. Armstrong will send a steel shell, containing the tremendous bursting charge of 291 b. of powder, into any of these vessels with unerring certainty and with the most destructive effect. It is probable that a single shell from this gun would suffice to decide an action. At present we have a solitary gun of this calibre, There it stands at Shoeburyness gaping and idle. Its service charge of powder is 901 b., and, so far as it has been tested, it has resisted perfectly and pre sents not even an incipient flaw. At whatever cost, we must have more of these guns; and naval constructors would be better occupied in contriving suitable ships to carry them than in designing ships on the old broadside pattern for a multitude of comparatively useless weapons. Let the Admiralty be on the alert. Other nations, especially the United States, watch with intense eagerness all our expe. riments. What would their Lordships say, or, rather, what wenid the ernntry say, if our trans atlantic cousins should be the first to adopt these monster guns in their navy ? Look out, my Lords, or you will be behindhand in this matter. The 300-pounder 12 ton 10.5-inch gun is an ad mirable weapon, and can deliver a steel shell into the interior of any of our ships, even the most strongly iron plated. It has been at leng►th then introduced into our navy, though as yet most spar ingly. We have heard much about the Duke of Somer set's pet 100 pounder Emooth , bore, and Admiral Frederick's fancy 7 inch gun, But the time of his Grace and of the gunnery Lord would be better devoted to the question of arming our ships with really Efficient guns and steel shells. The shell's the thing which ought to catch the conscience of the Duke. Whatever else is done, let not the shell be left undone. So long as we have ships of war, the public earnestly desires that they should be the best possible in every respect. It is not pretended that our naval armament should consist only of 600 and 300 pounders, though guns of smaller calibre than the latter will not make much impression on ironclads, or that every ship of war should carry such monster artillery. Bat these guns must be introduced in considerable proportion into the naval service with as little delay as possible. Give me a suitable vessel, with one 600 pounder and a few steel shells, and I would sink or destroy the Warrior in less than half an hour, even with all the Admiralty on board. The Armstrong and Whitworth Trials, The trials with these ordnance were suspended yesterday, all the members of the Special Committee having returned to London to hold a meeting, with a view, it is understood, to consideration of details of the programme yet to be gone through. On Monday the trials were made only for endurance— that is, 200 rounds were fired from each gun rapidly, and without any object as to aim or range. Before the reassembling of the Committee at Shoeburyness on Wednesday afternoon, careful impressions will be taken of all the ordnance to show the progress of wear and tear in their chambers or rifling. The guns have now been fired just upon 1,400 times, or about twice as often as, on the average, the old brass smooth.bore field-piece endured before be- coming unserviceable. All the guns competing on this occasion show signs of what they have gone through, but as yet nothing appears which could lead anyone to foretell which will outlast the other. Both Sir William and Mr. Whitworth assert them selves perfectly satisfied with such signs of wear as may be traced, and as yet consider them trivial. The trials will be continued during Thursday and Friday next; and at the end of the firing on Friday, theSpeciftl Committee will suspend the continuance of further competition for nine days, during which the Committee themselves adjourn. Last week the trials were entirely for range and accuracy at high elevations. We are not yet in a position to give authentic details of these days' practice, and can only state generally that the results were, on the whole, decidedly in favour of Mr. Whitworth's gun as far as last week's competition was concerned. THE NEW BILL ON DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. The Lord Chancellor's new bill to abolish imprisonment for debt under £2O is fixed for the second reading on Monday next. The County Court judges have given their opinion on the subject. JOHN GRESWOLD.—By the Author of ' "Paul Ferroll." 2 vole,—" We are all too familiar with Paul Ferroll' for any production of the same pen to requi re further introduction than that contained on the title-pag e , The authoress has not employed her leisure in weakening her powers of writing. The same forcible style, the nine power of bringing before her readers things and people, and making them known to, that gave such a °h alm to her former works, are conspicuous in John Greswold.' Th e tragic ending of young Lord Ennavant's gay, care l ess career' and John Greswold' s own share in the cro ss purposes of life, are told with the simple pathos of truth.'' —John Bull. T HE PRETTIEST OF ALL THE PRETTY THINGS spoken in play by Sydney Smith,—" Oh I Mr Smith," a pretty girl said , who was paying a visit to hi s gar d en with i n eno t g i m n fe g o rt to a s p o r a m e ra e f ne s cd w t it e oa e nk t u p , g e a the eT ' y ‘ h t o h eun o n, s: ss a a deaersidoe na f fie f y r h i e sa n vm d e s i t , nh a o, n ts d tTe p ept o p i beauty by the hand, "permit me to conduct perfection to the sweet-peas," DROWNED; Send immediately for medical assistance, blankets, and dry clothing, but proceed to treat the patient instantly on the spot, in the open air, with the fac e d ownward, wh e ther on shore or afloat; exposing the t age , nec k , end cilie44 to the wind, except in severe weather, and removing all tight clothing from the neck and chest, especially the bdes. The points to be aimed at are—first and immediately, the restoration of breathing; and secondly, after breathing is restored, the promotion of warmth and circulation. The efforts to restore breathing must be commenced immediately and energetically, and persevered in for one or two hours, or until a medical man has pronounced that life is extinct. Efforts to promote warmth and circulation, beyond remov ing the wet clothes and drying the skin, roust not be made until the first appearance of natural breathing. For if cir culation of the blood be induced before breathing has re commenced, the restoration to life will be endangered. H.— TO RESTORE BREATHING. Place the patient on the floor or ground with the face downwards and one of the arms under the forehead, in which position all fluids will more readily cscapelby ,the mouth, and the tongue itself will fall forward, leaving the entrance into the windpipe free. Assist this operation by wiping and cleansing the mouth. If satisfactory breathing com mences, use the treatment prescribed below to promote warmth. If there be only slight breathing, or no breathing or if the breathing fail, then, to excite breathing, turn the patient well and instantly on the side, supporting the head, and excite the nostrils with snuff, hartshorn, and smelling salts, or tickle the throat with a feather, &c., if they are at hand. Rub the chest and face warm, and dash cold water, or cold and hot water alternately, on them. If there be no subcess, lose not a moment, but instantly —to initiate breathing—replace the patient on the face, raising and sup porting the chest well on a folded coat or other articles of dress. Turn the body very gently on the side and a little beyond, and then briskly on the face, back again, repeating these measures cautiously, efficiently, and perseveringly about 15 times in the minute, or once every four or five seconds, occasionally varying the side. On each occasion that the body is replaced en the face, make uniform but efficient pressure with brisk movement en the back between and below the shoulder-blades or bones on each side, re moving the pressure immediately before turning the body on the side. During the whole operation let one person attend solely to the movements of the head, and of the arm placed under it. Whilst the above operations are being proceeded with, dry the hands and feet; and as soqn as dry clothing or blankets can be procured, strip the body and cover, or gradually reclothe it, but taking care not to inter fere with the efforts to restore breathing. Should these efforts not prove successful in the course of from two or five minutes, proceed to imitate breathing by Dr. Silvester's method, as follows :—Place the patient on the back on a flat surface, inclined a little upwards from the feet; raise and support the head and shoulders on a small firm cushion or folded article of dress placed undor the shoulder-blades. Draw forward the patient's tongue, and keep it projecting beyond the lips : an elastic band over the tongue and vnder the chin will answer this purpose, or a piece of string or tape may be tied round them, or by rais ing the lower jaw the teeth may be made to retain the tongue in that position. Remove all tight clothing from about the neck and chest, especially the braces. To imitate the movements of breathing—Standing at the patient's head, grasp the arms just above the elbows, and draw the arms gently and steadily upwards above the head, and keep them stretched upwards of two seconds. (By this means air is pressed out of the lungs.) Repeat the mea sures alternately, deliberately, and perseveringly about 15 times in a minute until a spontaneous effort to respire is perceived, immediately upon which case to imitate the movements of breathing and proceed to induce circulation and warmth. IV.-TREATMENT AFTER NATURAL BREATHING HAS BEEN: RESTORED. Commence rubbing the limbs upwards with firm grasp ing pressure and energy, using handkerchiefs, flannels, &c. (by this measure the blood is propelled along the veins to wards the heart). The friction must be continued under the blanket or over the dry clothing. Promote the warmth of the body by the application of hot flannels, bottles, or bladders of hot water, heated bricks, &e., to the pit of the stomach, the arm pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet. If the patient has been carried to a house after respiration hes been restored, be careful to let the air play freely about the rem. On the restoration of life, a tea spoonful of warm water should be given ; and then, if the power of swallowing have returned, small quantities of whit), warm brandy and water, or coffee, should be administered. The patient should be kept in bed, and a dsposition b sleep encouraged. APPEARANCES WHICH GENERALLY ACCOMPANY DEATH. Breathing and the heart's action cease entirely; the eye: , lids are generally half closed, the pupils dilated, the jaws clenched, the fingers semi -contracted, the tongue approaches to the under edges of the lips, and these, as well as the nostrils, are covered with a frothy mucus, Coldness and pallor of surface increase. CAUTIONS. Prevent unnecessary crowding of persons round the body, especially if in an apartment. Avoid rough usage, and do not allow the body to remain on the back unless the tongue is secured. Under no circumstances hold the body up by the feet. On no acccunt place the body in a warm bath, unless under medical direction, and even then it should only be employed as a momentary excitant. Medical Attendance for the Sick Poor, An inquiry was held last night by Mr. Hum phreys, Middlesex coroner, at the Windsor Caktle Tavern, Victoria Park, touching the death of IL fe. male child from want of medical attendance at birth. Charles Franks, 6, Type-street, Bethnal-green, a shell-fish hawker, said that at four o'clock on the morning of Saturday, the 9th of April, his wife awoke him and asked him to fetch a doctor, as her confinement was imminent. He went to the work house at Bethnal-green, where they sent him to the house of Mr. William Runcieman, the relieving officer. The latter positively refused to give an order for the doctor, but said the woman should come into the house. Witness said she was too bad for removal. Mr. Runcieman said he would not give a doctor's order, but he would give an order for admission. He gave witness a paper, which he could not read, and which he believed, on the faith of Runcieman's assurance, was an order for admis sion., Witness took it home, passing house, and told a neighbour that his wife cou ldonly be taken into the house. In the evening, after tho child was dead, witness took th e or der back to the relieving officer, who said it was an o rder for the doctor, and asked witness why he did not present it. Witness said " t o ld us e it was for Because you th e doctor withS a n thesb u p r la y vp etsrna given s d i vs ec t no h u a bl t yd tn . the house and not for the doctor." not read. itwhen.last wit neEs maim he said Mrs .n . came they will only t a k e h er " Here's a pretty business; into the house." Mrs. Franks gave s i m ilar evidenc e , and said that but for the woman swainsbury W it ness must have surgeon to th e R oyal Free Hos- Mr. F. J. lost her life ts well t as the child. , pital, proved t hat the dece ased, a fine healthy c hild, di e d solely from w a nt of medical skill. Runcieman swore th at he never said to Gant, AiFranks that he would only give an order for admis sion. He did say, " If yo u are so poor as you say she ought to come into the infirmary.' Witness asked him if he knew the doctor's house, and he said yes, and witness then gave him the order. Mrs. Runcieman corroborated this statement ; and en inmate of the workhouse, a messenger of Runcieman's, corroborated the latter on another point. The Foreman said Mr. Runcieman was free from blame, but that he had not been so careful as he might have been to prevent the man from falling into error, and thereby the child's life WES saeri., Verdict, "Death from want of medical attend• auce at birth." 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